Super Eagles star Odion Ighalo has recalled the time he was abandoned by his girlfriend before he became successful. The grass to grace story of Ighalo who grew up in Ajegunle has been well told. The striker grew up playing football in the dirty road of the squalor suburb of Lagos before he became successful. The Changchun Yatai striker took to his Instagram to recall his journey to success and how his then girlfriend left him. The 28-year-old striker shared a throwback photo of himself and wrote; “From Ajegunle to the world, I serve a living God, this is me…
Author: David Folami
No fewer than 200 women from Nasarawa state will benefit from the Federal Government’s loan scheme under the National Women Empowerment Fund (NAWEF). Hajiya Salamatu Al-Makura, Wife of Nasarawa State governor, said this would cushion the effects of the economic downturn and provide women with resources to engage in productive small scale businesses. She made this known on Thursday at the training on Financial Literacy and Loan Management for the first batch of beneficiaries of NAWEF in the state. Al-Makura represented by Mrs Mary Enwongulu, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, urged the women to utilise the loan…
The Federal Government on Wednesday directed truck drivers blocking roads in Apapa to vacate within seven days to enable the reconstruction work on Wharf Road to start. The government also ordered telecommunication service providers and other operators to relocate their service cables on the Right of Way (RoW) of the project for work to begin. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Godwin Eke, gave the directives during a meeting with stakeholders at the ministry’s office complex in Lagos. Stakeholders present at the meeting included representatives of telecommunication service providers, Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), transport unions, port operators, shippers…
Former Barcelona star Dani Alves is set for a reunion with Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. After a year at Juventus, Alves is ready to reunite with Guardiola who signed him at Barcelona. According to reports, Alves has agreed on a two-year deal with Manchester City after negotiating his release from Juventus. The Brazilian’s agent held talks with Juventus on cancelling his contract by mutual consent to enable him to make the move to Manchester City. The defender signed a two-year contract with Juventus when he joined in 2016 but is ready to leave after just a season. Juventus were…
Boss of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr is concerned over the lack of match fitness of striker Kelechi Iheanacho ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying double header against Cameroon. The Super Eagles of Nigeria will first host African champions Cameroon before travelling to Yaoundé for the return leg. Ahead of the crucial qualifiers, Rohr has voiced out his concern that Iheanacho’s lack of match fitness is a disadvantage for the Super Eagles. The striker was one of Super Eagles worse performers in their 2-0 home loss to South Africa on Saturday, June 10 in a 2019 Africa Cup…
Arsenal fans have been given a ray of hope that Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil will remain at the club with photos of the stars modelling their new strip. Sanchez and Ozil both have one year left on their contract and negotiations over new deals have stalled. Ozil is more likely to sign a new deal with Sanchez being linked with a move to either Manchester City and Bayern Munich. Amidst the transfer speculations trailing these stars, photos of Sanchez and Ozil in the new Arsenal shirts will surely please the fans. Arsenal unveiled their new kits during an event…
Cristiano Ronaldo brushed aside his off-field problems by scoring the winner as Portugal edged out hosts Russia 1-0 at the Confederations Cup on Wednesday, before Oribe Peralta gave Mexico a come-from-behind 2-1 win over New Zealand. Ronaldo’s eighth-minute header in Moscow gave Portugal their first win in the tournament and victory over New Zealand on Saturday would secure a semifinal spot. Goals from Peralta and Raul Jimenez saw Mexico move top of Group A later in the day, above Portugal on goals scored, and knock New Zealand out of the competition. Ronaldo let his football do the talking after the…
Fifa have cleared Manchester United but opened disciplinary proceedings against Juventus over Paul Pogba’s world record transfer, football’s governing body announced on Wednesday. The France midfielder returned to United in a deal worth more than $111 million, 105.2 million euros) in August 2016 from the Italian giants. In May Fifa began an inquiry into the move, requesting information about the headline transfer from United. But in a statement Fifa confirmed that while United were in the clear of any wrongdoing, they were taking action against Juventus. “We can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against Juventus FC. “We can…
Real Madrid turned down the opportunity to sign goalkeeper David de Gea from Manchester United last summer, club president Florentino Perez said on Tuesday while playing down the possibility of bidding for the Spain international again. Madrid were on the verge of bringing former Atletico Madrid goalkeeper De Gea back to Spain in 2015 but the move, which included sending Real custodian Keylor Navas to United as a makeweight, was derailed as the clubs failed to close the deal before the transfer window closed. Costa Rica goalkeeper Navas was criticised at several points last season for unconvincing displays which cost…
Jose Mourinho’s advisers have hit back at accusations that the Manchester United manager failed to pay millions of euros in taxes to the Spanish authorities during his time in charge of Real Madrid. The 54-year-old Portuguese, who coached Madrid from 2010 to 2013, has been accused of “two offences against the public treasury”, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Tuesday. They claim that Mourinho, who took over at United last year, failed to declare €3.3 million during his time in the Spanish capital – €1.6 million euros in 2011 and €1.7 million in 2012. But a statement released…
Germany and Chile clash for control of Group B at the Confederations Cup on Thursday with Germany coach Joachim Loew talking up the south American champions. “They have shown in the past few years that they belong to the elite of world football,” said Loew ahead of the encounter in Kazan, Russia. “They are flexible like maybe no other side, very unpredictable. “Almost every player is capable of scoring and wants to score goals. “They are so flexible that, from time to time, you cannot tell which player is playing which position.” Both teams have three points with Chile ahead…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s woes deepened Tuesday when the star striker who reportedly wants to quit Real Madrid was summoned to appear before a judge investigating tax fraud. Ronaldo, 32, said to have vowed that he would never play for Real Madrid again, was summoned to appear in a Madrid court on July 31 to answer four counts of tax evasion of 14.7 million euro ($16.5m). Spanish tax authorities are also targeting Jose Mourinho, the Manchester United manager who was on Tuesday accused of evading 3.3 million euro ($3.7 million) in tax during his stay at Real Madrid. Unhappy Ronaldo, the four-time…
Florentino Pérez’s first task after being reelected unopposed as Real Madrid president on Monday will be to appease superstar Cristiano Ronaldo amid speculation the four-time world player of the year wants to leave. “As no other candidature was put forward to the board … it is proclaimed that Mr Florentino Pérez Rodríguez is president of Real Madrid,” the Spanish and European champions said in a statement. The 70-year-old construction magnate’s third term in charge of Europe’s most successful club spanning 15 years — 2000-2006 and since 2009 — will be rubber stamped at a ceremony at the Santiago-Bernabéu Stadium later…
Big Brother Nigeria stars TBoss and Kemen seem to have moved past their differences. The duo were spotted at a club in Abuja over the weekend and they seemed cool with each other. Waving the peace sign, TBoss could be seen smiling beside a calm looking Kemen. Controversy has been tailing Kemen after on Saturday, March 4, 2017, a video of the fitness instructor touching TBoss while she slept went viral. Following the incident, Big Brother had a private disciplinary session with Kemen and Tboss and reached a verdict – Kemen had been disqualified as a contestant on the show.…
Music star D’banj celebrated Father’s day with an adorable photo of himself and son, Daniel III. “Happyfathersday Dad I love you,” the photo read on baby Daniel’s Instagram page. D’banj and his son Daniel are already creating their own Instagram love story and we’re loving it. He launched an Instagram account for Daniel The Third on the day he announced the boy’s arrival. Then on June 1, 2017, Daniel gave his dad a shout out after the singer teased fans with his new project. “Love you daddy,” Daniel’s Instagram handle said.
Nigerian comedian AY is not acknowledging any marital drama with his wife. The actor in an interview with Broadway said he doesn’t know anything about it. When asked about his marital crisis, he said, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” On Monday, June 12, 2017, AY Makun and CEO, Oasis Med Spa Freda Francis were in the news after the comedian’s wife, Mabel posted a chat between the two. AY Makun’s wife, Mabel warned Freda Francis to stay away from her family after a photo of AY and Freda surfaced. AY shared a photo of himself and Francis at…
The Benue government on Monday dragged Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, former Lagos State Police Commissioner, before a Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly writing an inciting letter against Gov. Samuel Ortom. Tsav is currently a member of the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) representing Benue. Mr Michael Gusa, Benue Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, in an application for criminal prosecution, alleged that Tsav wrote “an injurious and false letter against the governor and government of Benue”. Gusa, who was represented in court by Mr Andrew Wombo, a state counsel, said that the letter contravened section 143 (d), (c) and (e) of the…
The Ondo State House of Assembly on Monday passed the N170.8 billion 2017 appropriation bill. The Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Sunday Olajide, had presented the report of the committee to the House at plenary. Olajide said that the bill had undergone proper scrutiny by members while public sittings were held for all Ministries, Departments and Agencies. He also said the assembly refrained from granting indiscriminate requests by MDAs because of paucity of funds. He noted that the committee only redistributed funds to some critical areas, with a marginal increase of N1.12 billion recorded. “Hence, the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja Monday granted bail to the former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam and two others who were arraigned on a fresh charge of money laundering. Suswam was arraigned alongside his Commissioner of Finance, Mr. Omadachi Oklobia, and the then Accountant of the Government House, Mrs. Janet Aluga. The defendants were accused of diverting the sum of N9.79billion, part of which was meant for Police Reform Programme and Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme. The defendants pleaded not guilty to the 32-count charges of fraud, money laundering and financial misappropriation levelled against them. After the charges…
Manchester City are preparing a bid to lure one of Europe’s top strikers, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, to the Etihad Stadium, according to Sky sources. The 28-year old Borussia Dortmund striker was set to join Paris Saint-Germain next month in a move thought to be around £60m. However the deal hit the buffers last week alerting Pep Guardiola to his availability. City believe there are very few high-quality strikers on the market at present and Aubameyang, who scored 42 goals for club and country last season, could be a huge boost to their ranks. His former manager, Jurgen Klopp has also been…